Course Schedule

Veranstaltungen von Prof. Dr. Tobias Lenz


Lehrveranstaltungen

Kolloquium (Kolloquium)

Dozent/in: Tobias Lenz

Termin:
 14-täglich | Dienstag | 12:15 - 13:45 | 14.10.2024 - 31.01.2025 | C 7.319 Seminarraum

Inhalt: Das Kolloquium bietet eine Orientierung für Studierende, die ihre Bachelorarbeit schreiben. Die Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer erhalten die Möglichkeit, ihr eigenes Vorhaben vorzustellen und zu diskutieren. Besprochen werden darüber hinaus Fragen im Zusammenhang mit der Bachelorarbeit (Themenfindung, Fragestellung, Theorie, Aufbau, Formalia, Zeitmanagement und Motivation, häufige Fehler). LITERATUR Thomas Plümper, Effizient schreiben, 3. Aufl., München: Oldenbourg 2012.

The liberal international order under pressure (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Tobias Lenz

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Montag | 10:15 - 11:45 | 14.10.2024 - 31.01.2025 | C 14.202 Seminarraum

Inhalt: Pundits and scholars alike agree that the liberal international order (LIO) is in crisis, maybe even in decline. Two reasons are argued to be at the root of this crisis: power shifts towards states with less liberal visions of liberal order and the rise of populist parties that contest core tenets of liberalism within core liberal states. This English-speaking seminar will examine the "decline thesis" through an in-depth reading and discussion of seminal texts. Topics of discussion include: the nature of the LIO and its historical genesis; the current state of the LIO and the causes of its alleged decline; alternative visions of world order; contemporary struggles over world order in selected issue areas.

The complexity of global governance (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Tobias Lenz

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Montag | 14:15 - 15:45 | 14.10.2024 - 31.01.2025 | C 14.203 Seminarraum

Inhalt: This course provides an in-depth examination of the complexity of global governance and the challenges that this complexity poses. Complexity refers to the empirical observation that the density of global governance arrangements – international organizations as well as international agreements and treaties – is increasing, leading to interactions, overlaps and duplication of functions. After introducing basic concepts, we map the field of global governance complexity across different issue areas of world politics and examine its sources, dynamics and consequences. While the course primarily focuses on analytical questions, we will also touch upon normative issues related to the desirability of increasing global governance complexity.

Introduction into International Relations (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Tobias Lenz

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Mittwoch | 10:15 - 11:45 | 14.10.2024 - 31.01.2025 | C 12.102 Seminarraum

Inhalt: International politics is a key subject of daily news: from the Russian invasion of Ukraine via the strategic rivalry between the United States and China or the internationalized conflict between Israel and Palestinians to the diplomatic haggling in large international negotiations, such as regular United Nations climate negotiations. In a mixture of introductory lectures and seminar-style discussions, this course provides a broad-ranging introduction to the academic study of international politics focusing on three core areas: war and peace, functional international cooperation, and international political economy. Within each area, we learn about the core problems and research questions, acquaint ourselves with important concepts and discuss, drawing on seminal literature, influential arguments. The focus throughout is on questions of governance in an anarchical international system.

Masters Forum I Public Economics, Law and Politics (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Tobias Lenz

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Montag | 16:15 - 17:45 | 14.10.2024 - 31.01.2025 | C 14.001 Seminarraum

Inhalt: This course is intended to help you in writing your Master’s thesis. We will talk about central questions of research design and walk through the various steps in constructing a compelling one for your own thesis. The course encompasses the discussion of general readings on research design, hands-on exercises, and applications to your own research interests. At the end of the seminar, all participants will prepare a poster presentation explaining their master's thesis idea. The poster presentation will be organized during two final meetings, combined with an invitation to the "PELP community" (all PELP students + all PELP faculty).